Lemon-squeezer.



H. H. JOHNSON.

LEMON squsnzsn. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1913- 1,098,446. Patented June 2, 19m

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LEMON SQUEBZBR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2a, 1913.

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HENRY H. JOHNSON, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

LEMON-SQUEEZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 26, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

Serial No. 775,990.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. Jonnson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lemon-Squeezers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention comprehends improve-- ments in lemon squeezers and relates more particularly to those which are designed to cut the lemon and squeeze the same in one operation.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a lemon squeezer which shall be of extremely simple construction, cheap to manufacture, and very efficient.

Another and more specific object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of this nature including a shell or casing, a screw conveyor revoluble therein, and provided with a' knife adapted to cut the lemon, and a rotatable cap which may be turned so as to close the discharge opening. As a further object the invention contemplates the provision of a. novel means for securing the device to a table or other suitable support.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent as the descrip tion proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, partly in elevation, of my lemon squeezer, Figr 2 is a horizontal sectional view, Fig. 3 is an end elevation, Fig. 4.- is a transverse sectional View taken on the plane of line H of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the plane of line 5-5 of Fig. 3, and, Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the plane of line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, I provide a cylindrical shell or casing 10 which tapers toward its discharge end. The shell is formed upon its upper side adjacent its large end with an opening 11 in which the article to be squeezed is placed and has a guard plate 12 projecting upwardly from one side of the opening and extending partly over the same. A trough or gutter 13 is formed at the bottom of the casing and inclines toward a discharge opening 14 through which the juice flows. A screen 15 extends across the top of the trough and prevents solid matter be ing forced therein. A wall 16 closes the large end of the casing and is formed with a central opening 17 which serves as a bearing for the stub shaft 18 formed upon the screw conveyer, generally designated 19. A crank handle 20 is attached to the outer end of the stub shaft 18 and provides the means for rotating the conveyor as well as preventing longitudinal movement of the same.

The conveyor is recessed upon one side, as indicated by the numeral 20, and carries an arcuate knife 21 which partly e.- circles the conveyor and which is adapted to cut lemons dropped into the opening 11. The threads 22 of the screw oonveyer are somewhat irregular in form but will convey the rind and pulp toward the discharge end of the casing. The conveyor extends beyond the discharge end of the casing and carries a rota table cap 23 held in place by the wing nut 24:. The peripheral wall 25 of the cap is cut away upon one side adjacent the inner end, as indicated by the numeral 26 and when the cap is turned as shown in Fig. 1, leaves an opening, through which the rind and pulp are discharged. The end of the shell or casing is also cut away, as indicated at 28. hen the cap is rotated through 180 from. the position shown in Fig. 1, the portion of the peripheral wall opposite the cut away portion 26, will close the discharge opening. A rib 29 is formed upon the cap and engages the end ofthe casing, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The device is supported by the vertical legs 30 which are integrally formed upon the bottom of the casing and which are extended angularly adjacent their lower ends, as indicated at 31. A third leg 32 diverges from the legs 30 and is also bent angularly adjacent its lower extremity, and is provided with a lug 34. A clamping member, generally designated 35 and comprising a plate 36 and an apertured extension 37, is provided for the purpose of clamping the legs against a suitable support 38. An arm 39 extends downwardly from the outer edge of the plate 36 and is provided. adjacent its lower extremity with the lug 40. A screw 41 is threaded through the lug into engagement with the under side of the support 38 and holds the plate 36 and extension 37 tightly against the ends 31 and 33-, respectively. The lug 37 is received within the slot 42 formed in the extension 37.

When a lemon is dropped into the casing through the opening 11 and the screw conveyer rotated the knife 21 will cut the lemon and the conveyer will then crush and squeeze the fruit and carry it toward the discharge opening 27. The juice will flow into the gutter 13 and out through the opening 14. It will be noted that the conveyer is of a reduceddiameter adjacent the opening 27, as indicated by the numeral 43, so as to allow for a freer discharge of the pulp and rind.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provided a very simply constructed lemon squeezer which will cut the fruit, press the juice therefrom, and discharge the skin and rind, by merely rotating the screw conveyer.

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to this exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, but may make such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a fruit squeezer, a cylindrical casing having a feed opening formed in its upper side, a screw conveyer revoluble within the casing, that portion of the conveyer which passes the feed opening being recessed upon one side, and an arcuate kmfe fixed to the conveyer in a plane which extends transversely across said recess.

2. A fruit squeezer comprising a cylindrical casing tapering toward its discharge end, said casing being formed with a gutter extending longitudinally along its lower side to receive the juice from the fruit, the casing being also formed with an opening in its upper side, a screw conveyer revoluble within the casing, the conveyer being recessed upon one side opposite the opening, an arcuate knife carried by the conveyer, and a revoluble cap adapted to close the discharge end of the casing.

3. In a fruit squeezer, a cylindrical casing having a feed opening formed in one side thereof, a screw conveyer revoluble within the casing, that portion of the conveyer which revolves past the feed opening, being longitudinally recessed upon one side, and an arcuate knife fixed to the conveyer in a plane which extends transversely across said recess, the knife terminating on 0pposite sides of the recess.

4.-. In a fruit squeezer, a cylindrical casing having a feed opening formed in the wall thereof, a screw conveyer revoluble within said casing and projecting beyond one end thereof, and a rotatable cap mounted upon one end of the conveyer, the casing being cutaway upon its under side adjacent one end to form a discharge opening and the cap being rotatable to close said opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY H. JOHNSON. iVitnesses:

NORMAN D. JoHNsoN, MARTIN BARS. 

